Guatemala Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

CDF $9.2 billion (1985\ $1,150 per capita; 26% commerce, 25% agriculture, 9% financial services, 7% transportation and communication, 6% government, 27% other;

average annual real growth rate (1975-80), 5.7%; real growth rate 1985,-1.0%

Natural resources: oil, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle

Agriculture: main products—coffee, cotton, corn, beans, sugarcane, bananas, livestock

Fishing: catch 4,300 metric tons (1982)

Major industries: food processing, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, nonme-tallic minerals, metals

Electric power: 815,000 kW capacity (1985);

• 2.1  billion kWh produced (1985), 250 kWh per capita

Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1983); coffee, cotton, sugar, bananas, meat

Imports. $'. 3 billion (c.i.f., 1984); manufactured products, machinery, transportation equipment, chemicals, fuels

Major trade partners: exports (1985)—35% US, 17% El Salvador, 6% Honduras, 5%

Costa Rica, imports (19831—33% US, 10% El Salvador, 8% Netherland Antilles, 7% Mexico, 7% Venezuela

Aid: economic commitments—US, including Ex-lm (FY70-84), $325 million; from other Western (non-US)countries, ODA and OOF (1970-83), $6 5 billion; military—assistance from US (FY70-80), $22 million

Cen tral govern men t budget: (1986 est.) expenditures, $1,710 billion; revenues, $975 million

Monetary conversion rate: 1 quetzal=US$l (official; December 1985); 3.30quetzals= US$1 (unofficial; December 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Guatemala on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guatemala 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guatemala 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.